Bosten
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BAW-stun
- Origin
- English
Bosten is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Bosten mean?
English: spelling of Boston; from Boston in Lincolnshire and its US namesake
The Lincolnshire town's name is linked to the 7th-century Saint Botolph; Boston, Massachusetts was named after it.
Meaning borrowed from Boston. More on Wiktionary.
Is Bosten a girl's or a boy's name?
Bosten is a boys' name.
How popular is Bosten in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Bosten in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bosten in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
Names like Bosten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson, Beckett, Holden, Easton, Bowen, Jackson, Boden, Baylor, Lawson, Colson, Jaylen, Bryson
Names related to Bosten
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bosten: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bosten, updated 20 October 2026.